Patents Issued in September 12, 2017
  • Patent number: D797375
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Alexander Stephen Forti, Robert Harold Johnson, Hong Lu, Vanessa Christie, Thomas Anthony Gernetzke, Michael David Tinstman, Benjamin Andrew Bangser
  • Patent number: D797376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: The Gillette Company
    Inventors: Alexander Stephen Forti, Robert Harold Johnson, Hong Lu, Vanessa Christie, Thomas Anthony Gernetzke, Michael David Tinstman, Benjamin Andrew Bangser
  • Patent number: D797377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: VULT COMERCIO DE COSMETICOS LTDA.
    Inventors: Murilo Reggiani, Daniela Cristina Cruz Colin Cunha
  • Patent number: D797378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: KWIKSPACE GUAN
    Inventors: Peter E. Gill, Peter E. Gill, III
  • Patent number: D797379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: SMRT IP, LLC
    Inventors: Amish Patel, Dana Dion Hawes
  • Patent number: D797380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: James Calvin Fallgatter
  • Patent number: D797381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Felix Lazaro Bordon
  • Patent number: D797382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: MARTHA DOG COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Yuka Midorikawa Haelters, Jessica Lee Hurwit, Donald Samuel Strum, Matthew Schmitt, Michael Edward Graves
  • Patent number: D797383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Stout Stuff, LLC
    Inventor: Kelly Peninger
  • Patent number: D797384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: LX2 Creative, LLC
    Inventors: Lisa Baronoff, Lori Moss
  • Patent number: D797385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: iFetch, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis W. Hamill, Deborah Lynn Hamill, Smith Newnam, Nick Poteracki, Kit Morris
  • Patent number: D797386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventors: Travers Lee, Rosalie Wiesner
  • Patent number: D797387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Seth E. Bixby, Richard K. Gresens, John W. McConnell, Patrick J. Schiavone, Samuel B. Breneman
  • Patent number: D797388
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Nam Kim, Ji-Yeun Yoon, Dong-Won Chun
  • Patent number: D797389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Nam Kim, Ji-Yeun Yoon, Dong-Won Chun
  • Patent number: D797390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventor: Shingo Kawasaki
  • Patent number: D797391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Jeffrey Latham
  • Patent number: D797392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventors: Frederick Desanti, Michael Desanti
  • Patent number: D797393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: David M Stravitz
  • Patent number: D797394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: DUMPSTER DRESS, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Nichols
  • Patent number: D797395
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: JOALPE INDUSTRIA DE EXPOSITORES S.A.
    Inventor: Maria da Conceicao Gil Duarte Pereira
  • Patent number: D797396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: The Braun Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Bettcher, III, Justin M. Kline, Steven Visser, Yingxiao Cao
  • Patent number: D797397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: James P Donohue
  • Patent number: D797398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: The Raymond Corporation
    Inventor: Gregory W Smiley
  • Patent number: D797399
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: The Unicover Corporation
    Inventors: Debra Zoe Seemel, Thomas Eric Delaplaine
  • Patent number: PP28366
    Abstract: A new and distinct apple tree named ‘PremA34’ is disclosed. The new apple is notable for its attractive appearance, superb texture, improved flavor and scab resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Prevar Limited
    Inventor: Allan G. White
  • Patent number: PP28367
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree having a vigorous, semi-spreading growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive orange skin color. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality. 5. Fruit with good handling and shipping quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventors: Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP28368
    Abstract: A new and distinct variety of interspecific tree. The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree with a vigorous, upright growth habit. 2. Tree being a regular and productive bearer of medium to large size fruit. 3. Fruit having firm, red flesh with very good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with an attractive mottled red skin color. 5. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventors: Gary Neil Zaiger, Leith Marie Gardner, Grant Gene Zaiger
  • Patent number: PP28369
    Abstract: A new and distinct blackberry cultivar that originated from seed produced from a cross between the female blackberry plant ‘NZ 9629-1’ (unpatented) and the male parent blackberry plant ‘ORUS 1350-2’ (unpatented). This new blackberry cultivar can be distinguished by its high yields of extremely large and very uniformly shaped berries with very good firmness, color, and flavor and that are borne on vigorous, completely thornless trailing plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
    Inventor: Chad E. Finn
  • Patent number: PP28370
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Platanus, ‘Woodside Column’, that is characterized by its narrow upright plant habit, its ease of propagation by softwood stem cuttings, its ease of transplanting with good re-growth, and its moderate growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: BOOMKWEKERIJ GEBR. VAN DEN BERK BV
    Inventor: Hans van Rijsewijk
  • Patent number: PP28371
    Abstract: A new Clematis plant with a compact growth habit, profuse, dark violet flowers, and continuous summer flowering. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for cultivation in commercial nursery culture. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation from vegetative cuttings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Poulsen Roser A/S
    Inventor: Mogens Nyegaard Olesen
  • Patent number: PP28372
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Buddleia plant named ‘UCONNBD604’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit and thick stems with short internodes; dense and bushy appearance; leathery and durable leaves; freely flowering habit; broadly conical inflorescences with numerous blue purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: University of Connecticut
    Inventors: Mark Henry Brand, William Addison Smith
  • Patent number: PP28373
    Abstract: A new and distinct Stevia rebaudiana plant named ‘SW 129’ is described. The new variety is distinguished from other Stevia varieties by high plant vigor; high plant yield; late flowering; excellent sweet leaf taste with very low bitterness and aftertaste; and leaves having a high rebaudioside A, a high percentage of rebaudioside A to total steviol glycosides, and a high ratio of rebaudioside A content to stevioside content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: S&W Seed Company
    Inventors: Clinton C. Shock, Cheryl A. Parris
  • Patent number: PP28374
    Abstract: A new calceolaria plant particularly distinguished by having red flowers, and medium-late earliness to flower, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Klemm+Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nils Klemm, Katinka Wilde
  • Patent number: PP28375
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lobularia plant named ‘DLOBRASTRM’ is disclosed, characterized by long lasting dark red-purple flowers, compact, semi-trailing and freely branching plant form. Plants have a long flowering period. The new variety is a Lobularia, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Danziger ‘DAN’ Flower Farm
    Inventor: Gavriel Danziger
  • Patent number: PP28376
    Abstract: A new, distinct Geum plant as shown and described, characterized by overlapping orange petals of various length on semi-double deep orange flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Brent Arpad Horvath
  • Patent number: PP28377
    Abstract: A new Dianthus plant particularly distinguished by bi-color dark purple-pink, semi-double flowers, and an upright and bushy habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Klemm+Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nils Klemm, Martin Glawe
  • Patent number: PP28378
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Fidcsunwhi’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; relatively compact growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant form; uniform and freely flowering habit; medium-size decorative-type inflorescences with white-colored ray florets; early to mid-season flowering habit; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Dümmer Group B.V.
    Inventor: Peter Wain
  • Patent number: PP28379
    Abstract: A new and distinct Vanda cultivar named ‘SPCDW1504’ which is characterized by sepals and petals with a unique purple color, sepals and petals which are heavily dotted and blotched red-purple and purple, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Suphatchatwong Innovation Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Thumrong Suphachadiwong
  • Patent number: PP28380
    Abstract: A new and distinct Vanda cultivar named ‘SPCDW1502’ which is characterized by large, prominent sepals and petals with a unique dark blue to purple color, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Suphatchatwong Innovation Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Thumrong Suphachadiwong
  • Patent number: PP28381
    Abstract: A new and distinct Dendrobium cultivar named ‘Suden1402’ which is characterized by the combination of large and long-lasting flowers, with a nearly pure white general tonality, as well as the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Suphatchatwong Innovation Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Thumrong Suphachadiwong
  • Patent number: PP28382
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Dahlgr128’, characterized by its relatively compact, mounding and dense plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; early and freely flowering habit; single-type inflorescence form; large inflorescences with red and yellow bi-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity and garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Verwer Dahlias B.V.
    Inventor: Aad W. M. Verwer
  • Patent number: PP28383
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘DAHSC226’, characterized by its relatively compact, mounding and dense plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; early and freely flowering habit; double-type inflorescence form; large inflorescences with white and purple bi-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity and garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Verwer Dahlias B.V.
    Inventor: Aad W. M. Verwer
  • Patent number: PP28384
    Abstract: A new and distinct Interspecific Geranium plant named ‘Pactiored’, characterized by its upright and uniformly mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely basal branching habit; dark green-colored leaves with a distinct zonation pattern; early and freely flowering habit; dark red-colored single-type flowers held above the foliar plane on strong peduncles; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Elsner pac Jungplanzen GbR
    Inventor: Martin Geibel
  • Patent number: PP28385
    Abstract: A new and distinct Zonal Geranium plant named ‘Paciceberg’, characterized by its upright and uniformly rounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; early and freely flowering habit; and large pure white-colored semi-double flowers held above the foliar plane on strong peduncles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Elsner pac Jungpflanzen GbR
    Inventor: Martin Geibel
  • Patent number: PP28386
    Abstract: A new and distinct Neoregelia cultivar named ‘VD001’ is disclosed, characterized by very bright pink foliage margins and significant contrasting foliage color which is maintained under a variety of conditions. The new variety is a Neoregelia, suitable for ornamental plant purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: David Fell
  • Patent number: PP28387
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Trifolium plant named ‘TRIFPOT002’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and creeping plant habit; freely branching habit, dense and bushy appearance; pale green-colored leaves with dark purplish brown-colored centers; numerous white-colored flowers blushed with pink arranged in dense capitula that are held above and beyond the foliar plane; tolerance to Trifolium fungus (Cymadothea trifolii); and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Bent Juhl Jensen
  • Patent number: PP28388
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of a novel, morphologically and genetically distinct khusinol rich essential oil producing clone of vetiver [Vetiveria zizaniodes (L.) Nash. syn. Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty; family Poacaeae} named ‘CIMAP-Khusinolika’. The plant of this clone is characterized by spreading type clump canopy in the initial stage, white feathery stigma and capable of producing >1% (v/w) essential oil containing 45-50% Khusinol (v/v) obtained after hydro-distillation from fresh roots harvested from 6 month old plantations. This clone has unique ISSR profiles that serve as DNA-fingerprints. The clone was obtained through recurrent selection in polycrossed population generated from the bulk of wild collection, and can be propagated through vegetative slips (3 to 6 month old stem with few roots) for commercial plantation as a short duration crop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
    Inventors: Harmesh Singh Chauhan, Hemendra Pratap Singh, Chandan Singh Chanotiya, Ajit Kumar Shasany, Umesh Chandra Lavania, Virendra Kumar Singh Tomar, Alok Kalra, Ashok Kumar Singh
  • Patent number: PP28389
    Abstract: A new and distinct Agastache cultivar named ‘AADPE14-1’ is disclosed, characterized by peach flowers and terminal bracts, uniform inflorescence and very compact plant form. The new variety is a Agastache, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Inventor: Steve Jones
  • Patent number: PP28390
    Abstract: A new Calibrachoa plant particularly distinguished by having yellow flowers and a vigorous habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Klemm+Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nils Klemm, Anita Stöver